Title |
Stanley W. Leslie Oral History Interview |
Creator |
Leslie, Stanley W.; Shumway, Mia |
Contributor |
Utah Humanities |
Publisher |
Utah Historical Society |
Date |
2024-04-05 |
Spatial Coverage |
City of Brigham City, Box Elder County, Utah, United States https://www.geonames.org/11788657/city-of-brigham-city.html |
Subject |
Oral histories; Aerospace engineers; Thiokol Corporation; Space Shuttle Program; Challenger (Spacecraft) Accident, 1986; Brigham City (Utah); Box Elder County (Utah); Community development, Rural; Corporate culture; Retirement; Older people-Services for; Agricultural productivity; Family farms; Small towns series |
Transcript |
Gross, Susan |
Description |
In this interview, Stanley Leslie, who moved to Brigham City, Utah, in 1977 to work for Thiokol, discusses his 37-year career with the aerospace company. He recounts his various roles across almost every department, highlighting the benefits of working for the same company for a long time, and shares memorable projects including working on the Space Shuttle's solid rocket boosters and community involvement programs, as well as the impact of the Challenger disaster. Leslie also reflects on the significant technological and corporate culture changes at Thiokol over the years, and shares his hopes for Brigham City to preserve its small-town character rather than becoming a large city, emphasizing the importance of supporting the senior population and agricultural sector. |
Collection Number and Name |
Rural Utah at a Crossroads Oral History Collection, Mss D 2 |
Holding Institution |
Utah Historical Society |
Type |
Text; Sound |
Genre |
oral histories (literary genre) |
Format |
application/pdf |
Extent |
20 pages; 00:40:13 |
Language |
eng |
Rights |
 |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s61kwqax |
Metadata Cataloger |
Michelle Gollehon; Amy Green Larsen |
Setname |
dha_uhrucohp |
ID |
2776893 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s61kwqax |